Third Day—May 10.

Otago Witness, Issue 2151, 16 May 1895, Page 32

Third Day— Ma y 10.

Though the weather was anything bub promising in the morning, it duared up about midday and remained line during the afternoon, when the firht Fiumptcn coursing meeting of the feaaou in the colony was broughfc to a closa. Keeults :— CnALLr.NriH Stakes, it. Rbylockheat LeUgerkeeper lit lea to 'Kb heat Daughter of Etii The Joker b(i«t Wa»lcck Goldsmith btat Cash. 3 to 1 on Shylock, who, though the faster dog, having drawn a few lengths in front of Ledger- ! keeper, only just got the turn, but added greatly to his record in the wot king. Here's to 'Ec (3 to 1 on) had an undecided with Daughter of Erin, who beforo being picked up started after a vagrant hare, and had a short course to herself. In tha run off, Here* to 'Ec (5 to 1 on) led a length in a short slip and turn* d, Ihe slut then killing The Joker (1 to 1 on) beat Warlock b> a. couple of lengths in the rare to tbe hare, and had much the best of the work. Goldsmith (3 to 1 on) outpaced Cash, leading up by a couple of lengths, and the exebauges throughout were in favour of the former. v. Sbylock beat Tbe Joker Goldsmith baat Here's to 'Ec. Sliylock (3 to 2 on) drew away from The Joker in the run-up, lending up by tbreo lengths, turneJ, and wieorhcd four or five times before tho Aushvtlitin do;? got in, and turned almost into the teeth of Miylock, who a^ain turned and wruuclicil, The Joker then chasing the haro to tho CBcaiie3. Goldsmith (3 to 1 on) kd Hero's to '£t three lengths and turned four times, and the uonfavourite wrenched aud turned before cover was rt ached. FIKiU.. Mr J. Graham's bnl d Shjlock (by PadlockSpruce) be it Messrs Kelly and M'Gillicuddy's blk w d Uoldamith (by Hedk-y— Sonnet), and won the stake It was a strong hare to which Shylock (3 to Ion) and Goldsmith were shipped. The latter was the quicker out of the slip?, but Sbylock outpaced bint and led by a length, turned, wrenched three or four time*, and again turned ; Goldsmith wiencbed and turned, but Shylock, racing past him, regained possession and scored a point or to btfove the hate made good its escape. COf-fioiATIoN Sjakus, for 11 dogs at £2 each. ■Winner, £12 ; runner-up, £6 ; third dog, £4. ir. Lord Zetland, an accidental bye Sec-saw beat White Star Bloomer beat Boadicea. Pine Hut beiag withdrawn owing to lamenesa, Lord Zetland ha^ an accidental bye. See-8»w ltd White Star a couple of length', and did tho bulk of the work. Bloomer led up by a length to tho first tuin, aud running wide let Boadicoa in for a couple of wrcncbeß, but the 6lut, on whom i t» 1 was laid, then killed cleverly, in. See-saw beat Lord Zetland Bloomer, a bye. Seesaw l«d Lord Zetland a comlo of lengths, aud a turn wis noted to each ; tho slut, then driving, to?sM the hare in the air almost on to Lord Zetland's b»ck, aid the red dog, getting possession, turned, but See-saw then got in for scvevjl wrenches, and, after a turn to Lord Zet« land, killed cleverly. FINAL Mr S. Bladoti'sblk w b Bloomer (by LivingstonBliss) beat Mr J. Giaham's blk b See-saw (by Livingston— Leulimis), and won the stake. Seesaw (4 to 1 agst) led up from Bloomer and tnrced to the latter, who did nenrly all the snbsequeut wutk and won handsomely. Eight-dog Stakks, at £2 each Winner, £10 ) runner-up, £0. i. Sailor Jack beat Dean Swift Piefix beat Kyd.-nham Clements Tonic beat Quickmarch Carnage beat My Jack. Sailor Jack led up from Dean Swift and showed a distinct superiority iv a course in which neither vvoiked welL Prefix led Sydenham a couple of lcDgthi and beat him pointless, the latter fctandiug off. Clement 3 Touic beat Quisknaarch for ps>CP, and tbe latter only had two very brief innings in a Jongish coiuse. Carnage raced past My Jack to the lirtt turn and did most of th» woik. 11. Prefix beat Sailor Jack Clements Tonic beat Carnage. Prefix led Sailor Jack and had a good deal the best of a gruelling course— the longest ot tha meeting— after a very btrong hare, wbich, however, could not find its way through the escapes, and. after o determined bid for its life, waß killed, both dogs-Sailor Jack especially— being done up by the severe trial.

Mr E. R. Kidd's w d Prefix (by Cliff— lona) vad Mr J. C. Jerome's r d Clemsnts Tonic (by Bazouk —Yellow Girl), divided. The settling in connection with the meeting took place on Friday night, when the following amounts were paid over :— J. Graham, £140 8s ; Kelly and M'Gillicaddy, £76 10s ; J. C. Jerome, £22 10s; B. R. Kidd, £16 4s; G. Livingstone, £13 10s; O. R. Wise, £11 14a; S. Bladon, £10 16s ; R. AUen, £9 ; M. Hayes, £9 ; J. Gibson, £9 ; T. White, £4 10a; S. Myers, £3 12«. Mr Graham also gets the gold mtd»l presented by Mr E. Hogg. In addition to the abovo Me Graham received £20 9s, Messrs Kelly and M'Gillicuddy £15 6s 9d, and Mr Jerome £5 2» 3d, being proportion of money added to th.9 stake for the principal event.